La Chapelle-Taillefert

La Chapelle-Taillefert is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

La Chapelle-Taillefert
A general view of La Chapelle-Taillefert
Location of La Chapelle-Taillefert
La Chapelle-Taillefert
La Chapelle-Taillefert
Coordinates: 46°06′05″N 1°50′25″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonGuéret-2
IntercommunalityCA Grand Guéret
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Thierry Dubosclard
Area
1
14.11 km2 (5.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
424
  Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23052 /23000
Elevation462–690 m (1,516–2,264 ft)
(avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated in the valley of the Gartempe River, some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D 52, D 940 and the D 940A roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962288    
1968319+10.8%
1975261−18.2%
1982257−1.5%
1990310+20.6%
1999353+13.9%
2008370+4.8%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The fourteenth-century stone cross.
  • Remains of a hypogeum.
  • A menhir.

Personalities

  • Victor Lanoux, comedian and writer, born 1936, lived here during the Second World War.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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